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I have about fifty miles of this ugly stuff around my yard - handy for the dog I will be getting, but honestly - so dreadful on the eye! I'm thinking alternating Passion vine, Kiwi, and Ficus pumilla (creeping fig). My garden is to be a tropical one, so these will provide a good 'shades of green' background for the bolder, big leaved plants. P.S. I'm a teacher of 3rd graders so go figure!
My dogs like to 'patrol the perimeter' so to speak and are hard on things planted on or in front of the fence. Keep in mind that things that are thorny like climbing roses can damage eyes or scrape up your furry friend. I have some hardy vines that can take some abuse on my fence, but in places where they particularly like to roam have chosen to plant things a little in front of the fence. This blocks my view of it, but allows the pooches to trot along behind the plants. Saves me having to fuss at them or risk losing a valued plant.
Congrats on your vocation:-)
Great article, great suggestions, btw!
Several years ago, my DH bought me a lovely pot of Confeterate Star Jasmine. At first I put it on a trellis, then it "ate " the trellis, so I moved the whole thng to a chain link fence bordering our neighbor's yard. I began to spread th lower branches on the ground and put soil on them so they would root. Then, I chopped them off and transplanted peices all along the fence, it is lovely now and when it blooms each spring, it has such a heavenly scent. I prune the top and sides often to keep it thick. this is a wonderfuly fast growing evergreen vine which totally covers the fence.
I learned to garden against a chain link fence! I don't have one to deal with currently, but Suzanne, you sure brought back memories. Thank you for a lovely article!
Hi everyone, Such a lot of good information here. I have about fifty feet of "the fence". Right now I have honeysuckle growing on it but it has always been sparse. I beleive it is because it is too shady. What vines would do well in shade and also in our hot hot climate. Does anyone have suggestions.
I am loving this article, but if you think chain link is ugly, I invite you to my house for rusted cattle fencing that goes on and on down the road (LOL). Great ideas you have. Thanks for sharing with us.
Lots of chain link at my place - some to contain horses. Not much water run from the well to the outer perimeters. I'm still trying to figure out if my microclimate here at the eastern edge of Santa Clarita is more desert or Los Angeles from a growing standpoint. In the end, I don't know which vines are safe for animals who might eat them, which are drought tolerant and still accomplish the goals from this article. Any clarification would be helpful. Thanks.
